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Saturday 6 July 2019

DeChambeau dominates 2nd round of 3M Open, leads at 14-under

By DAVE CAMPBELL He missed the cut in three
BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Bryson straight starts this spring, in-
DeChambeau figured a cluding the PGA Champi-
score well into the double onship.
digits below par could win The 3M Open was attrac-
the inaugural 3M Open. tive to DeChambeau for
He's already there, halfway more than just the poten-
through. tial boost toward a top-10
DeChambeau dominated FedEx Cup finish and the
the second round, rack- momentum heading into
ing up nine birdies to finish the final major of the year
Friday at a career-low 62 at the British Open in two
and vault into the lead with weeks.
a 14-under-par score half- The former physics major at
way through the first-time SMU who's fondly known on
PGA Tour event at the TPC tour as the "Mad Scientist"
Twin Cities. for his exceptional interest
The 25-year-old DeCham- in and knowledge of swing
beau, who entered the mechanics and other in-
week eighth in the world tricacies of the sport, De-
rankings, hit greens in regu- Chambeau eagerly paid a
lation on 17 of 18 holes. He Bryson DeChambeau watches his tee shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the 3M visit this week to 3M world
sank four putts from 20-plus Open golf tournament in Blaine, Minn., Friday, July 5, 2019. headquarters in Maple-
feet, including the No. 7 Associated Press wood about 25 miles from
and No. 8 holes during a the course in Blaine. He
commanding surge on his "I am the quintessential lea- 8-under. Tony Finau joined he joined in 2017, was a 63 checked out some of the
second nine. derboard watcher. I know Howell in that large group he posted three times. The innovative projects in the
"You're not going to be per- almost at any point where by chipping in for eagle on most recent one was at works by the manufactur-
fect, but I can keep driving everybody is at, even at 9 the 18th. the Sony Open in Hawaii in ing giant best known for
it well just like I have been, a.m. on Thursday morning," Just ahead of them, in a January, when he finished Post-It notes.
and become more and Hadwin said. "I knew. I obvi- smaller bunch tied for sev- tied for 10th. Wearing his usual newsboy-
more confident, that's the ously knew that low scores enth at 9-under, was Arjun The first high-profile player to style, classic white golf cap
Bryson we saw last year," were available today, but Atwal, a 46-year-old from commit to this tournament in tribute to Ben Hogan, De-
said DeChambeau, who at the same time you still India who became one of at the Arnold Palmer-de- Chambeau doffed it often
went bogey-free over the have to be patient. You still four late qualifiers Monday signed, 19-year-old course as he walked confidently
first two days for the first have to let it come." for the 156-player field by on a former sod farm now around the course. The sure
time in his career. Scott Piercy, who opened shooting a 62. flanked by 4,000-square- sign this was his day came
Adam Hadwin arrived in a two-stroke lead with a 62 World No. 1 Brooks Koepka foot houses about 20 miles as he wrapped up at the
the clubhouse in second in the first round Thursday, had another quiet day, fin- north of downtown Minne- daunting ninth hole, a 502-
place at 12-under, after started on No. 10 and sput- ishing at 3-under. apolis, DeChambeau has yard par-4. His second shot
five birdies in a steely per- tered through the windless, The biggest name to miss four top-10 finishes this sea- landed slightly beyond the
formance on the back nine muggy morning with five the cut was Phil Mickelson, son. That includes the fifth rough between the green
amid an on-and-off drizzle bogeys on his first nine to who has failed to reach tour victory of his career and one of the many wa-
during the afternoon. Had- offset an eagle. Piercy still the weekend in four of his at the Shriners Hospitals for ter hazards lurking at the
win, who finished sixth a came in at 10-under. He last six events. After taking Children Open in Las Vegas course, about 50 feet from
month ago at the Canadi- was joined by Sam Burns, a triple bogey on his way in November. the pin and out of danger.
an Open in his native coun- Brian Harman and Sam to a 74 in the first round, After finishing third in the Fe- He left his first putt just 3½
try, shot a 66 to follow up his Saunders in a four-way tie Mickelson shot a 73 to finish dEx Cup standings in 2018 feet short, leaving an easy
first-round 64. He was well for third place. 2-over. , DeChambeau entered tap to save par.
aware when he teed off DeChambeau played DeChambeau entered the the week in 25th place on "That was the only time I
exactly how far he'd have with Keegan Bradley and event tied for just 133rd on the strength of his tied-for- was nervous today," De-
to come to pull within strik- Charles Howell III, who used the tour in greens in regu- eighth finish at the Travel- Chambeau said. "Every-
ing distance of DeCham- two eagles to shoot 66 and lation. His previous best ers Championship in Con- thing else felt like just a pure
beau. reach the weekend at round on the tour, which necticut two weeks ago. rhythm."q

Noah Lyles runs 19.50 in 200 meters, 4th best time ever

LAUSANNE, Switzerland among American sprinters, the men's 1,500 in 3 min- meet in Rome one month ser-Pryce, who missed the
(AP) — Noah Lyles raced to winning the 1996 Atlanta utes, 28.77 seconds, and ago had been the fastest 2017 season to give birth
the fourth-fastest 200-me- Olympics title in 19.32, has pole vaulter Piotr Lisek of in the world this year. to her first child, quickly ran
ter time in history on Friday, run the 200 faster than the Poland cleared 6.01 me- On an ideal night for sprint- clear to finish 0.17 ahead of
finishing in 19.50 seconds at 21-year-old Floridian. ters. ing, two-time Olympic gold Dina Asher-Smith, the Euro-
the Athletissima Diamond Bolt's world record of 19.19 Lyles had been tied for medalist Shelly-Ann Fras- pean champion.
League meet. was set at the 2009 world eighth all-time for his 19.65 er-Pryce dominated the Asher-Smith and the 2017
Lyles even ran into a slight championships in Berlin. His set at Monaco last year. women's 100. Her 10.74 per- worlds silver and bronze
headwind on a warm eve- Jamaica teammate Yohan His season-best had been formance was just 0.01 out- medalists — Marie-Josée Ta
ning, going 0.08 seconds Blake ran 19.26 at Brussels in 19.72, when he was runner- side the world-leading time Lou and Dafne Schippers
faster than Usain Bolt's Lau- 2011. up to another 21-year-old Elaine Thompson and Fras- — all clocked season-best
sanne track record set sev- In other world-leading per- American, Michael Nor- er-Pryce herself clocked at times trailing far behind
en years ago. formances Friday, Timothy man. Norman's time of the Jamaica nationals last Fraser-Pryce, the 2008 and
Only Michael Johnson Cheruiyot of Kenya won 10.70 at the Golden Gala month. The 32-year-old Fra- 2012 Olympic champion.q